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Angelic Mince Pies Recipe by : Vegetarian for Life www . vegetarianforlife . org . uk
Prep time : 20 minutes Cook time : 50 minutes Serves : 12 # Vegan
Ingredients :
For the filling :
• 2 apples ( 200g )
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 100g raisins
• 100g sultanas
• Juice of 2 oranges
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 1 / 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1 / 2 tsp ground ginger
For the crust :
• 375g ground almonds
• 5 tbsp coconut oil
• 4 tbsp water
• 20 dates
Method :
1 . Core and chop the apples into small pieces . Place in a large saucepan .
2 . Add the remaining filling ingredients and stir together .
3 . Let the mince simmer and stew gently for about 30 minutes , until the apples are softened .
4 . Place all the crust ingredients in a food processor . Process for a minute or so until everything has blended together . Sprinkle a gluten-free flour over your work surface and roll the mix out so that it ’ s about 1 / 2 cm thick .
5 . Heat the oven to 180 ° C / gas mark 4 .
6 . Grease some muffin tins with coconut oil and then mould the mix into the individual tins . Cut the remaining mixture into star shapes using a cutter . Place the tray of crusts in the oven for 8 minutes , until they start to turn golden brown . Remove and allow to cool .
7 . Start assembling the pies . Put two heaped tsp of mince into each pie before placing a star over the middle of the mince . Bake the pies again for 8 minutes .
8 . Allow to cool before scoffing .
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